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S3823 - Details

S3823 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land, the Freeport Armory, to the village of Freeport.

S3823 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3823
TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the commissioner of general
services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to
the village of Freeport
PURPOSE: To transfer and convey to the Village of Freeport the state
land known as the Freeport Armory.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill provides that the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other
consideration as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land
located at 63 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, known as the Freeport
Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the Division of
Military and Naval Affairs.
Section 2 of this bill provides that all piece or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, in the County of
Nassau, State of New York, be described as containing about three
acres These lands are the same as described in a deed from the Village
of Freeport to the People of the state of New York, dated June 13,
1949 and recorded in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20,
1949, in Book 3857 of Deeds at page 384.

Section 3 of this bill provides that in section 2 of this act, the
land to be conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but is
intended to identify the parcel to be conveyed
Section 4 of this bill provides that the Office of General Services
(OGS) shall not transfer or convey the aforesaid land unless an
application is made to OGS in a form that is acceptable to OGS by the
Village of Freeport, and said application must be made within one year
after the effective date of this act.
Section 5 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.
EXISTING LAW: Currently there is no existing law.
JUSTIFICATION:
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3823
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of general services to transfer and
convey certain unappropriated state land to the village of Freeport
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act but notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other consider-
ation as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land located at 63
Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, in the county of Nassau, known as the Free-
port Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the division of
military and naval affairs.
S 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
and conveyed are as follows:
ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the
Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, State of New York, more
particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point where the easterly line of Lakeview Avenue is
intersected by the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike and
running from said Point of Beginning thence southeasterly along the
southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about six hundred forty-six
(646) linear feet to the land of the City of New York and the Long
Island State Park Commission; thence running southwesterly and along the
lands of the City of New York and along the Long Island State Park
Commission two hundred (200) linear feet; thence running northwesterly
and parallel with the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about
four hundred thirty (430) linear feet to a point which would be ten (10)
feet easterly from the center line of the 18 inch diameter water main
tank header pipe; thence running northwesterly about fifty-eight (58)
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 3823 2
linear feet and parallel with the 18 inch diameter water main tank head-
er pipe, to a point which would be about one hundred sixty-eight (168)
linear feet southerly from the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turn-
pike, when measured at right angles thereto; thence running southwester-
ly and ten (10) feet parallel with and northerly from the 12 inch diam-
eter water main tank header pipe, when measured at right angles thereto,
about one hundred seven (107) linear feet to a point in the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue; thence running northerly and along the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue about two hundred fifty-eight (258) linear feet
to a point in the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike, the
point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds about three
(3) acres.
BEING the same lands described in a deed from the Village of Freeport
to the People of the State of New York, dated June 13, 1949 and recorded
in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20, 1949 in Book 3857 of
Deeds at page 384.
S 3. The description in section two of this act of the land to be
conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but is intended to
identify the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the purchase, the
Cedarmore Corporation may submit to the commissioner of general
services, for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of
the lands to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
S 4. The office of general services shall not transfer or convey the
aforesaid land unless application in a form acceptable to the office of
general services is made to the office of general services by the
village of Freeport which application must be made within one year after
the effective date of this act.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

S3823A - Details

S3823A - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land, the Freeport Armory, to the village of Freeport.

S3823A - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3823A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the commissioner of general
services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to
the village of Freeport
PURPOSE:
To transfer and convey to the Village of Freeport the state land known
as the Freeport Armory.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill provides that the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other
consideration as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land
located at 63 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, known as the Freeport
Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the Division of
Military and Naval Affairs.
Section 2 of this bill provides that all piece or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, in the County of
Nassau, State of New York, be described as containing about three
acres. These lands are the same as described in a deed from the
Village of Freeport to the People of the state of New York, dated June

13, 1949 and recorded in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20,
1949, in Book 3857 of Deeds at page 384.
Section 3 of this bill provides that in section 2 of this act, the
land to be conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but is
intended to identify the parcel to be conveyed.
Section 4 of this bill provides that the Office of General Services
(OGS) shall not transfer or convey the aforesaid land unless an
application is made to OGS in a form that is acceptable to OGS by the
Village of Freeport, and said application must be made within one year
after the effective date of this act.
Section 5 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.
EXISTING LAW:
Currently there is no existing law.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Freeport armory is a centrally located, convenient meeting place
for many veterans and veterans organizations in the Village of
Freeport. However, while this great resource, the Freeport Armory, is
a enormous benefit to veterans, this facility could also be of great
benefit to other local organizations, ranging from senior citizens
groups and clubs to important youth programs, in the Village of
Freeport as a whole. This legislation would ensure the most
responsible stewardship of the armory.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3823--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of general services to transfer and
convey certain unappropriated state land to the village of Freeport
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act but notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other consider-
ation as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land located at 63
Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, in the county of Nassau, known as the Free-
port Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the division of
military and naval affairs.
S 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
and conveyed are as follows:
ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the
Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, State of New York, more
particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point where the easterly line of Lakeview Avenue is
intersected by the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike and
running from said Point of Beginning thence southeasterly along the
southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about six hundred forty-six
(646) linear feet to the land of the City of New York and the Long
Island State Park Commission; thence running southwesterly and along the
lands of the City of New York and along the Long Island State Park
Commission two hundred (200) linear feet; thence running northwesterly
and parallel with the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about
four hundred thirty (430) linear feet to a point which would be ten (10)
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 3823--A 2
feet easterly from the center line of the 18 inch diameter water main
tank header pipe; thence running northwesterly about fifty-eight (58)
linear feet and parallel with the 18 inch diameter water main tank head-
er pipe, to a point which would be about one hundred sixty-eight (168)
linear feet southerly from the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turn-
pike, when measured at right angles thereto; thence running southwester-
ly and ten (10) feet parallel with and northerly from the 12 inch diam-
eter water main tank header pipe, when measured at right angles thereto,
about one hundred seven (107) linear feet to a point in the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue; thence running northerly and along the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue about two hundred fifty-eight (258) linear feet
to a point in the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike, the
point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds about three
(3) acres.
BEING the same lands described in a deed from the Village of Freeport
to the People of the State of New York, dated June 13, 1949 and recorded
in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20, 1949 in Book 3857 of
Deeds at page 384.
S 3. The description in section two of this act of the land to be
conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but is intended to
identify the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the purchase, the
Village of Freeport may submit to the commissioner of general services,
for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of the lands
to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
S 4. The office of general services shall not transfer or convey the
aforesaid land unless application in a form acceptable to the office of
general services is made to the office of general services by the
village of Freeport which application must be made within one year after
the effective date of this act.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

S3823B (ACTIVE) - Details

S3823B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land, the Freeport Armory, to the village of Freeport.

S3823B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER: S3823B
TITLE OF BILL : An act to authorize the commissioner of general
services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to
the village of Freeport
PURPOSE :
To transfer and convey to the Village of Freeport the state land known
as the Freeport Armory.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of this bill provides that the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other
consideration as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land
located at 63 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, known as the Freeport
Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the Division of
Military and Naval Affairs.
Section 2 of this bill provides that all piece or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being in the Village of Freeport, in the County of
Nassau, State of New York, be described as containing about three
acres. These lands are the same as described in a deed from the
Village of Freeport to the People of the state of New York, dated June

13, 1949 and recorded in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20,
1949, in Book 3857 of Deeds at page 384.
Section 3 of this bill provides that the land to be conveyed as
described in section 2 of this act, is not intended to be a legal
description but is intended to identify the parcel to be conveyed.
Section 4 of this bill provides that the Office of General Services
(OGS) shall not transfer or convey the aforesaid land unless an
application is made to OGS in a form that is acceptable to OGS by the
Village of Freeport, and said application must be made within one year
after the effective date of this act.
Section 5 of this bill provides a reverter clause whereby if the
Village of Freeport ceases to utilize the subject property, known as
the Freeport Armory and which is defined previously in the bill, for
general municipal purposes, then the land would revert to the State of
New York.
Section 6 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.
JUSTIFICATION :
The Freeport Armory is a centrally-located, convenient meeting place
for many veterans and veterans organizations in the Village of
Freeport. However, while the Freeport Armory is an enormous benefit to
veterans, this facility would also greatly benefit other local
organizations and public efforts including, but not limited to, the
storage of public works equipment; civic organization and municipal
government meetings and projects; youth and senior events and clubs;
and other general municipal purposes, to the benefit of the Village of
Freeport as a whole. This legislation would ensure the most
responsible, flexible, and effective stewardship of the Freeport
Armory property.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.
FISCAL IMPACT :
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3823--B
Cal. No. 1392
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local
Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favor-
ably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --
reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report,
amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of general services to transfer and
convey certain unappropriated state land to the village of Freeport
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act but notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of general
services is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the village of
Freeport, in consideration of one dollar and upon such other consider-
ation as the commissioner may deem proper, the state land located at 63
Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, in the county of Nassau, known as the Free-
port Armory, declared to be abandoned state land by the division of
military and naval affairs.
S 2. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be transferred
and conveyed are as follows:
ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the
Village of Freeport, in the County of Nassau, State of New York, more
particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point where the easterly line of Lakeview Avenue is
intersected by the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike and
running from said Point of Beginning thence southeasterly along the
southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about six hundred forty-six
(646) linear feet to the land of the City of New York and the Long
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08905-04-6
S. 3823--B 2
Island State Park Commission; thence running southwesterly and along the
lands of the City of New York and along the Long Island State Park
Commission two hundred (200) linear feet; thence running northwesterly
and parallel with the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike about
four hundred thirty (430) linear feet to a point which would be ten (10)
feet easterly from the center line of the 18 inch diameter water main
tank header pipe; thence running northwesterly about fifty-eight (58)
linear feet and parallel with the 18 inch diameter water main tank head-
er pipe, to a point which would be about one hundred sixty-eight (168)
linear feet southerly from the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turn-
pike, when measured at right angles thereto; thence running southwester-
ly and ten (10) feet parallel with and northerly from the 12 inch diam-
eter water main tank header pipe, when measured at right angles thereto,
about one hundred seven (107) linear feet to a point in the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue; thence running northerly and along the easterly
line of Lakeview Avenue about two hundred fifty-eight (258) linear feet
to a point in the southerly line of Hempstead-Babylon Turnpike, the
point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds about three
(3) acres.
BEING the same lands described in a deed from the Village of Freeport
to the People of the State of New York, dated June 13, 1949 and recorded
in the Nassau County Clerk's Office on June 20, 1949 in Book 3857 of
Deeds at page 384.
S 3. The description in section two of this act of the land to be
conveyed is not intended to be a legal description but is intended to
identify the parcel to be conveyed. As a condition of the purchase, the
Village of Freeport may submit to the commissioner of general services,
for his or her approval, an accurate survey and description of the lands
to be conveyed, which may be used in the conveyance thereof.
S 4. The office of general services shall not transfer or convey the
aforesaid land unless application in a form acceptable to the office of
general services is made to the office of general services by the
village of Freeport which application must be made within one year after
the effective date of this act.
S 5. Any lands transferred pursuant to this act shall be used for the
purposes of the village of Freeport to utilize the subject property and
improve the structures on the subject property for general municipal
purposes, and upon termination of such use, title to the lands so trans-
ferred shall revert to the state of New York.
S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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